Stephen Smith Jacobsen, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away at his home in Draper, Utah on December 27, 2018 due to complications from Mesothelioma.
Born May 28, 1938 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Theodore Christian and Florence Smith Jacobsen, he was the oldest of three boys. He attended East High School and then the Browning School for Boys in New York City while his father served as President of the Eastern States Mission. After graduating from high school, he returned home to attend the University of Utah where he met his sweetheart, Patricia Theresa Rosenbaum, who he had the privilege of baptizing before serving a two-year LDS mission in Great Britain. Upon his return, they were married on September 8, 1961 in the Salt Lake Temple. Steve was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and graduated from the University of Utah in 1965 with a degree in Civil Engineering.
After graduating, Steve worked for Jacobsen Construction which was started by his grandfather, Soren Jacobsen. While there he was the project director for the construction of the University of Utah Huntsman Center. He also worked on the Washington D.C. temple and Hotel Utah. Eventually, Steve left his family company and formed Jacobsen Robbins Construction with his life-long friend, Doug Robbins. Thirteen years later, Steve went to work for Oakland Construction where he was the project director of the Nauvoo Temple reconstruction, the Conference Center at BYU-Idaho and the Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah.
Steve was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and loved the Lord. He served in the bishopric and as bishop of the Little Cottonwood Ward in Sandy, Utah. Other church callings included stake Young Men's President and High Councilman. He and his wife also served as baptistry workers at the Jordan River Temple and as service missionaries at the Bishop's Storehouse. However, his favorite callings were in the Boy Scout program and in the nursery.
Steve was an Eagle Scout and loved serving on various boards and councils in the community. He loved to fish, water and snow ski, hike with his family, play basketball and tennis. He was an accomplished artist who loved to draw, paint and work with wood. His favorite places to vacation were his family home on Balboa Island and cabin on Hebgen Lake. Everything he did was done with perfection. He used to say, "Well done is better than well said." He was a man of honesty, integrity, selflessness and hard work.
Steve loved his family, had a special relationship with his grandchildren and made a point to attend their performances and activities. He also loved helping them make pinewood derby cars, which became more of his project than theirs. He supported his wife's love of ballet and never missed her performances until he became ill in 2017. He loved to travel and go on road trips with his bride who he loved above all. His last words to her were, "Are you okay?" Steve's relationships with his family and many friends were most important to him. He will be deeply missed by all.
Steve is survived by his loving wife, Pat, his brother Heber (Christine Lake) Jacobsen, his three daughters, Carrie (John) Bourne, Krissie (Craig) Bushman and Kathy (Trent) Holmberg, his twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren on the way. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Alan.
Special thanks to Gregory Litton, M.D., the Utah Cancer Specialists, Bristol Home Health and Hospice, and hospice nurse Debi Poulsen.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the South Mountain Seventh Ward, 272 East Traverse Point Rd. (14700 S.), Draper. Friends may greet the family at the viewings on Friday, January 4, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 E. Dimple Dell Rd. (10600 S.), in Sandy and again on Saturday, January 5th from 10:00-10:45 a.m. at the church. Online condolences may be offered at www.larkincares.com
In lieu of flowers, monetary donations can be made to Primary Children's Hospital at https://give.intermountainfoundation.org/primary-childrens-hospital.
